East L.A. high school girls volleyball coach accused of lewd acts

A 23-year-old girls volleyball coach at Esteban Torres High School in East Los Angeles remained jailed Monday on $1 million bail amid accusations that he had sex with a 15-year-old female student, authorities said.

Jonathan Adam Roldan is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of having lewd conduct with a minor, officials said.

Roldan will be placed on unpaid leave once he is formally charged and fired if he is convicted, according to a statement from Los Angeles Unified.

The district said Roldan has been an athletic assistant since August 2011 and a campus aide since December of that year.

A message seeking comment was left at a number listed for Roldan. Sheriff's officials did not know if he had an attorney.

Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Ruiz said Roldan is accused of engaging in a three-month sexual relationship with the girl, beginning in October. The student told a teacher Friday afternoon, and the teacher informed administrators, who immediately alerted authorities.

During their investigation, a second 15-year-old girl alleged that she'd also been inappropriately touched by Roldan, Ruiz said.

The encounters were allegedly in Roldan's pickup truck and usually at night, Ruiz said, adding that the truck wasn't parked on school property, and afterward Roldan would usually give the girl a ride home.

Parents and guardians were notified over the weekend of an arrest by phone, and a letter was sent home with students Monday. Crisis counselors are scheduled to be at Torres High on Tuesday.

"The district takes these charges very seriously," the district said in a statement. Every precaution is taken throughout L.A. Unified to ensure the safety of students and staff.

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Anyone with information about Roldan was asked to call the Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273.